Pilgrim Heart

For Church History Buffs

I've just read an interesting paper by David Hilborn on the Evangelical Alliance Website on the history of the Charismatic movement in the UK. What is most interesting is that he starts in NT times and traces charismatic manifestations in the life of the church through the centuries.

There is a lot of recent historical detail on the second half of the 20th century, with many names familiar to regular readers here. It ends with the Toronto Blessing move of the mid-90s. Click on the link in the sidebar to read it or download it from the EA's website.

Seeing Jesus (1)

Have you ever considered what the ultimate manifestation of the presence of God might be? I have been doing a preaching series on the presence of God and when I came to consider the ultimate manifestation of God's presence on earth today, I was slightly surprised by where the scriptures took me (that's one of the things I love about the Word of God!).

Lessons from Lakeland

If you've been following the move of God in Lakeland, Florida you will probably have been saddened by the news of Todd Bentley's marital problems. Two extremes of response (I'm ignoring those who don't believe that this is a move of God) would be, "the actions of one man won't make any difference to a move of God" or "that's it - it's all over."